Clinical Companion for Ignatavicius & Workman:: Medical-Surgical Nursing:: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care 4/e condenses the essential, need-to-know information from the Ignatavicius & Workman text into a practical A-Z reference for clinical days. The Clinical Companion -- formerly entitled Pocket Companion -- has been thoroughly revised by an author team with a wealth of experience in walking students through clinicals. Its newly streamlined format is easier than ever to read and enables readers to find essential information in seconds. The Clinical Companion now incorporates the very latest, 2001-2002 NANDA nursing diagnoses and includes both the complete 2001-2002 NANDA list and a Communication Quick Reference for Spanish-Speaking Clients. Its an essential companion for clinical days.
PART 1: SPECIAL NURSING CONCERNS · Nursing Care of the Client Experiencing Loss · Nursing Care of the Dying Client · Preoperative Nursing Care · Intraoperative Nursing Care · Postoperative Nursing Care · Rehabilitation · Nursing Care of the Client Experiencing Sensory Deprivation · Nursing Care of the Client Experiencing Sensory Overload · Nursing Care to Promote Sexual Health
PART 2: DISEASES AND DISORDERS · (Diseases and disorders presented alphabetically)
APPENDICES · Guide to Head-to-Toe Physical Assessment of Adults · Considerations for Ethical Decision-Making · Electrocardiographic Complexes, Segments, and Intervals · Health Care Organizations and Resources · Communication Quick Reference for Spanish-Speaking Clients